by Amy Goodman | Sep 29, 2026 | Encampments, Evictions, housing, Inequality, Interview, Morocco, protest, Protests, rent, Spain, Tenant Organizing, Western Sahara
The eviction of 87-year-old MarÃa del Carmen Abascal MartÃn in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain’s rising cost of living and sparked nationwide protests against corporate greed and wealth inequality. Over 600 protesters are now camped outside Madrid’s regional government headquarters demanding new tenant…
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by Daniel Falcone | Jul 29, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Boycotts, Christopher Nolan, film, Interview, Israel, Morocco, movie, Russia, The Odyssey, Vladimir Putin, Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a sparsely populated country roughly the size of Colorado, located in northwestern Africa, just south of Morocco. It’s inhabited by a traditionally nomadic people known as Sahrawis, who have a distinct history, culture, and dialect. The land is currently under the occupation of Moroccan forces who moved into Western Sahara in 1975 in violation of a landmark decision by the…
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